---
name: "fwupd-refresh.service"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "fwupd"
version: "2.1.9-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fwupd-refresh.service"
---

# fwupd-refresh.service(8)

message of the day integration.

## NAME

**fwupd-refresh.service** - message of the day integration.

## DESCRIPTION

Message on the day integration is used to display the availability of updates when connecting to a remote console.

It has two elements:

- •

  Automatic firmware metadata refresh

- •

  Message of the day display

This uses a systemd timer to run on a regular cadence. To enable this, run:

```

```

```
  systemctl enable fwupd-refresh.timer
```

## NOTES

The service has a timeout of 5 minutes (300 seconds) to prevent it from hanging indefinitely if network conditions are poor or if the metadata download stalls.

Motd display is dependent upon the availability of the update-motd snippet consumption service such as **pam\_motd**.

To enable a proxy, set the systemd global environment in **/etc/systemd/system.conf** so all the systemd child processes have the proxy settings applied:

```

```

```
[Manager]
```

```
DefaultEnvironment=http_proxy=“http://internal.corp:3128/ ”https_proxy=“http://internal.corp:3128/”
```

## SEE ALSO

\<[fwupdmgr(1)](/fwupdmgr/1.md)\> \<[fwupd.conf(5)](/fwupd.conf/5.md)\>